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A partnership between Cannon Air Force Base and a civilian real estate developer, Sendero LLC, has established a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership in the entire Air Force to provide off-base dormitories for airmen at Cannon Air Force Base, solving a housing problem that has plagued the base. "First and foremost (this) takes care of airmen at Cannon Air Force Base. There was overcrowding in the dorms there on base. And that's been a problem now, going on back to...
CANYON - Josh Lynn doesn't remember a time in his life when he wasn't around football. Lynn, 45, spent evenings as a young kid at the fieldhouse of a small-town high school while his father, a lifelong high school football coach, led practice in the stadium. Lynn later would play on that field for his father and as a two-time team captain in college, before beginning a career in coaching himself. "We're a football coaching family," Lynn said. "That's the culture I was always s...
Booked The following were booked into local jail (Tuesday – Friday): Clovis • Frank Jenkins, 58, probation violation • Joshua Dodge, 32, probation violation • Christopher Lopez, 35, probation violation • Kayla Garcia-Lerma, 37, shoplifting • Amber Castillo, 32, public nuisance, failure to pay fines • Angel Franco, 27, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Geronimo Lazaro, 22, criminal sexual penetration in the second degree, kidnapping • Jaydon Levenshown, 18, failure to pay fines • Jacquelyn Ramirez, 36, aggravated driv...
Every so often, someone asks me who my favorite politicians to write about over the years have been. I always place Bill Richardson, the longtime congressman and former governor of New Mexico, near the top of my list. I once mentioned this to Richardson himself. "How high on the list?" he immediately wanted to know. "Top 10? Top three? I get competitive, you know." Richardson died in his sleep on Friday, at age 75. I will miss covering this man, the two-term Democratic governor, seven-term congressman, United Nations...
Clovis Monday: Breakfast: Blueberry dunkers. Lunch: Homestyle chicken patty, au-gratin potatoes, mini carrots and dressing, chilled peaches, whole wheat roll or (grades 6-12) pizza or Stuffwich and fries or chef salad. Tuesday: Breakfast: French toast bites. Lunch: Chicken quesadilla, seasoned corn, garden salad, dressing, chilled applesauce or (grades 6-12) pizza or spicy chicken sandwich or chef salad. Wednesday: Breakfast: Breakfast bread. Lunch: Steak fingers, mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans, fresh orange, whole whe...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Barbecued chicken legs, baked beans, coleslaw roll with butter, cookie. Tuesday: Pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes and gravy, sliced carrots, roll with butter, cake. Wednesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, garlic bread, sliced peaches. Thursday: Pinto beans with ham, fried potatoes, cornbread, pudding. Friday: Baked fish, macaroni and cheese, mixed vegetables, Jell-O. Baxter-Curren Activity Center 908 Hickory, Clovis 575-762-3631 Monday: 8:30...
Linda Joyce Madera, age 73, of Clovis, NM passed away on September 1, 2023. Cremation has taken place and a private service will be scheduled for a later date. Linda was born on September 27, 1949, in Coleman, TX to William Leroy Bachman and Bessie Madge Roberson. On March 16, 1970, in Anaheim, CA she married Frederick Madera. She is preceded in death by her father; William Leroy Bachman, mother; Bessie Madge Roberson, nephew; Jeremy, nephew; Travis, brother; Rodney Bachman,...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley” by Courtney Walsh. Isadora Bentley believes that happiness is something that flat-out doesn’t exist in her life—and never will. But on her thirtieth birthday, Isadora does something completely out of charact...
On this date ... 1929: Dozens of Clovis business owners and community leaders took out a full page newspaper advertisement to show their continued support for the Transcontinental Air Transport after a plane crash at Mount Taylor, New Mexico, killed all eight people aboard. “Storms, washouts, typhoons and the like can’t be legislated from the path of transportation companies,” the Chamber of Commerce of Clovis stated in its support of the coast-to-coast plane-train servi...
It passed without notice by most of the readers of this newspaper. But once it was a special day for myself and others who grew up doing what I did for spending money. Yes, National Newspaper Carrier Day on Sept. 4 probably slipped right past you last week. Indeed, if I hadn’t been alerted to it by a television news anchor it would have gotten by me too. One of the news anchors seemed stupefied by the fact that newspaper carriers had their own day and even a hall of fame. T...
Born in Clovis, Mike Wood works construction, is married to his wife Jessa and loves motorcycles. Thursday was a busy day for Wood. He didn't know earlier in the week if he'd still be working in Amarillo Thursday so he agreed to a phone interview. The News caught up with Wood via phone as he was looking in Clovis for a transmission for his truck. Q: What's the story of you and Clovis? A: Born and raised here. I've been here all my 40 years. My dad was in the Air Force, he was...
Monday will mark the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed more than 3,000 Americans and collapsed the World Trade Center in New York. Following are details of two events honoring victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.: • 9/11 memorial event honoring Major Ronald D. Milam – 11 a.m. Monday, Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Public event honoring Milam, an ENMU alum who died in the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. A recording of this eve...
KEARNEY, Neb. – Drury scored one goal early and one late on Friday morning and the Panthers posted a 3-0 neutral-site women's soccer victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Friday morning, handing the Greyhounds (1-1-2) their first loss of the season. ENMU was scheduled to play another neutral-site game today at Nebraska-Kearney, taking on Quincy (Ill.) in a morning matchup. The Springfield, Mo.-based Panthers (2-1) got on the board in the second minute when junior midfi...
Portales High's volleyball team got off to a fast start on Tuesday and cruised to a 25-4, 25-21, 25-17 victory over Dexter in the Lady Rams' home opener at the Ram Athletic Center. Senior Audrey Paden had team highs of 12 kills and five aces for Portales, while junior Evannie Fulfer notched 11 kills and junior Skyler Massey added six kills and four digs. Junior Myleigh Banda combined 24 assists, six digs and three aces, senior Brenna Jewell had 12 digs and two aces and junior...
ODESSA, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team earned a split on Friday’s first day of Texas-Permian Basin’s Iceman Invitational, beating Sul Ross State 25-16, 25-17, 25-19 before losing to the host Falcons 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19. ENMU was slated to wrap up play in the two-day event on Saturday against Minnesota-Crookston and University of the Southwest. The Greyhounds (2-4) made short work of Sul Ross behind a double-double from senior middle blocker Gracelyn Stubbs (10 kills, 15 assists) and strong outi...
